Leah Darrow was a contestant on Cycle 3 of ANTM.
Before being chosen as one of the 14 finalists in season 3 of America’s Next Top Model, Leah Darrow was working as a sales associate. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri, but was born on a small farm in Oklahoma.
Although it’s clear that Leah possesses the physical attributes of a model, she was the second to be cut on America’s Next Top Model on Cycle 3. Her removal from the show was brought upon by Leah’s plain and unimpressive photo shoot. The photographer remarked that Leah did not make eye contact with the camera and Tyra Banks commented that she did not position herself well in the pictures. After being eliminated, she walked away from the room without bidding the others farewell, but vowed to keep on pursuing her dream to become a professional model.
After appearing on the show, Leah graced the pages of FHM Magazine and she is now an advocate for the Roman Catholic Church and Catholic modeling. Some of Leah’s speeches cover topics such as modesty, chastity, the pro-life message (including the death penalty), “catholic” fashion, conversion from sin, and living your life for Christ.
She can be booked for speaking engagements through CMB Booking.
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September 26, 2010 at 5:52 am
She rocks.
November 28, 2010 at 9:52 pm
I wish she would have been on longer.
February 7, 2011 at 4:56 am
::Yawn:: Just a mommy-to-be type of person; not model material from my point of view. But good for her with what she is doing.
November 11, 2011 at 3:51 am
Leah spoke at my school today. She’s not the “mommy-to-be” type of person. She’s a beautiful person who is too above the fakeness of reality television. I’m glad that she has moved on from modeling and is doing something better with her life.
March 13, 2011 at 8:05 pm
She is soo pretty, but not a model; maybe commercials, but that’s it. She looks more like an actress if you ask me.
March 15, 2011 at 7:52 am
I just saw her speak. She is so inspiring!
July 10, 2011 at 12:53 pm
FHM (Mens Magazine) modeling, then being an advocate for the Roman Catholic Church covering such topics such as chastity!!! Where do people get off with their hypocrisy!! I suppose being Catholic they let you do anything!!!!
July 13, 2011 at 9:56 am
She had a conversion.
July 18, 2011 at 7:38 am
I’ve met and heard her speak about her faith and she said that during the photo shoot for the magazine, she was uncomfortable and felt degraded. She didn’t feel pretty at all during all of this; she realized that she just felt like an object to the people at the shoot. And she even left the set because she couldn’t stand any more of it. It was what sparked her conversion and made her go back to her faith, ending her time as a model. She is so passionate about her faith and her talks about chastity are very inspiring. Try not to call someone a hypocrite when you have no idea who they are and are drawing conclusions based on a few sentences of information or what you’ve seen on a TV screen. And making negative comments on the Catholic faith is very uncalled for.
July 19, 2011 at 8:36 am
Christ pulled her from the world of cheap images to the beauty of Truth!
August 4, 2011 at 5:50 am
You need to hear her story and you will know why and how.
August 28, 2011 at 6:37 am
Dear Tara. Hypocrisy is saying one thing WHILE doing the opposite, not having a change of heart/conversion, coming to your senses and admitting you were wrong/astray in the past, first to yourself and God, then the world by being a witness. That’s called GROWTH. Know the difference.
September 27, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Actually, it’s more that they believe in grace and forgiveness. If you met Leah or heard her speak you would learn that she is not a hipocrite, she is a human who has experienced grace firsthand. Her conversion is admirable.
October 3, 2011 at 5:47 am
That’s what is so inspiring!! She is such an awesome role model, in the way that she gave up “fame” and turned her life around. She shows us that no matter where we are, with God we can change and do good with the gifts He has given us! She has been down that road, and she let’s young girls know that it is NOT all that it seems to be. I believe it was during her FHM photoshoot that she realized she was NOT where she was called to be. So you’re saying that if we ever make some mistakes in our lives, that God cannot forgive us if we wholeheartedly ask Him too, and change our lives?
October 9, 2011 at 4:28 am
Yes, Conversion and not being Catholic (or anything) is what this article is all about. Let’s just be happy for her because her choice not to live the worldly and glam life of a model is not an easy thing to do. It’s a big sacrifice.
October 12, 2011 at 12:48 am
Catholics don’t believe in doing anything. But anything you have done won’t be held against you if you truly want to become a Catholic.
October 15, 2011 at 12:44 am
Yes, it is called a change of heart. How is that hypocrisy?
October 18, 2011 at 9:41 am
Whoa, judgmental much? Do a quick google and read her life story and you will understand!
November 8, 2011 at 5:37 am
yeah. She realized what she was doing, and her life took a complete turn. She is an inspiration, and just because she made mistakes in her past doesn’t mean she is the same now. We all make mistakes – it’s how we choose to learn from them. Heard her speak – wonderful.
November 10, 2011 at 2:14 pm
she actually left the risque Fashion business because she realized that what she was doing just wasn’t right. She said
“Although not all modeling is bad, much of it is dehumanizing. The dignity of the person is of little importance. You’re just a body.”
so she put an end to her old career and decided to start giving chastity talks and promoting purity and modesty.
November 11, 2011 at 3:52 am
She changed. She spoke at my school today and she made a complete turn around. Stop judging her when you don’t even know the story.
November 11, 2011 at 5:19 am
If you listen to her speak, she’ll tell you herself that she was a hypocrite. Yes, she made some mistakes in the past, but she knows that they were mistakes. She asked God for forgiveness, and who are we to judge her? We aren’t God. God forgives, because He loves us. And He loves Leah, even though she made mistakes.
November 16, 2011 at 7:25 am
Never judge a book by it’s cover. It’s the content that matters. Read and understand it, and estimate it’s worth, with your own judgement.
June 4, 2011 at 12:43 am
Good to see her leave the fake world of advertising (lying) and return to her faith and her commitment to the Fide! Best to her!!
July 18, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Her story inspiring thousands of girls this weekend in Steubenville, her conversion was truely amazing and her faith of God was just inspiring after being on national t.v. and in he true fake world. We LOVED her!!!!!!!!!!! A role model for many teenage girls.
July 22, 2011 at 10:52 pm
I just saw her speak and what an inspiring woman she is! she is now truly doing God’s call and has such a powerful story! Thank you, Leah!!
August 2, 2011 at 6:19 am
Love You! Youre speeches at Steubenville has helped me!
August 14, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Oh i didnt know,thanks.
August 15, 2011 at 5:29 am
Leah Darrow, is a kind and sweet girl.
If you do not know her, or have not heard her speak about her life, do not judge her.
August 23, 2011 at 7:21 am
Love her!
September 22, 2011 at 8:18 pm
God bless you Leah Darrow : )
September 22, 2011 at 8:20 pm
God bless you Leah Darrow : )
October 13, 2011 at 12:14 pm
She’s such an inspiration.
October 24, 2011 at 9:06 am
Leah now advocates modesty and chastity, and the fact that she was a former model for FHM makes her story even more inspiring. Leah experienced a conversion and now admits her mistakes of the past. She left the world of high-fashion to embrace her Catholic roots and to promote the true dignity of womanhood. This is as far away from hipocrisy as you can get, this is true humility and surrendering to God’s greater plan! Truly beautiful!
November 12, 2011 at 9:44 pm
She spoke at my high school on thursday….one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. She’s a total rockstar and her message is so true!
November 16, 2011 at 7:23 am
To all you people who are hating on Leah, don’t. If all you know about her is what you have read from this article and what you have seen of her on ANTM, you don’t know half of her story. She just went to my school and gave the most moving speech about her life and the struggles she has faced. She goes across the world telling her story, and each time she tells it, she feels the sorrow of her mistakes from her youth. Everyone goes through hard times in their life, the only difference here is that she has the spot light on her illuminating everyone of her mistakes. She has repented for the things that she has done wrong, and is working towards a degree in theology. She goes to mass almost everyday, and is kind to all the people around her. I guess hearing the story from Leah, who has done so many wrongs, and was able to recognize the bad in what she was doing and turn her life around, just makes her more inspiring, not a hypocrite. The catholic church teaches forgiveness, and I think any religion would be foolish not to accept Leah back after she repented. Think before you speak, and speak for a purpous, not just to add more negativity into the world.
December 19, 2011 at 8:23 am
i heard her speak not to long ago. She told us how they had absolutley NO privacy during the show. We heard her whole story, and she is so inspiring!! GO LEAH!!!
January 8, 2012 at 11:55 am
I like Leah Darrow. I love the fact that she turned away from the lifestyle of “selling her body” and is now a speaker for modesty and chastity.
January 11, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Leah spoke at our school this morning and gave an outstanding speech. She is a very positive, eloquent speaker. The students really enjoyed her message and gave her an standing ovation.